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World Wonders List

Where We Have Been – World Wonders

Howard Hillman has created a list of the top 100 “Wonders of the World”.  While the list is subjective, we think it provides an interesting starting point for a discussion of travel and what things are worth seeing.

We have visited 58 of the Top 100 Hillman Wonders.

  • Pyramids of Egypt
    1. Pyramids of Egypt
  • Great Wall
    2. Great Wall
  • 3. Taj Mahal
  • Grand Canyon
    6. Grand Canyon
  • Machu Picchu
    7. Machu Picchu
  • Amazon Rainforest
    11. Amazon Rainforest
  • Angkor Wat
    14. Angkor Wat
  • Victoria Falls
    15. Victoria Falls
  • Forbidden City
    16. Forbidden City
  • Bagan
    17. Bagan
  • Karnak
    18. Karnak
  • Banaue Rice Terraces
    20. Banaue Rice Terraces
  • Acropolis
    22. Acropolis
  • Jerusalem Old City
    24. Jerusalem Old City
  • Chichen Itza
    26. Chichen Itza
  • Petra
    27. Petra
  • Nile River Cruise
    28. Nile River Cruise
  • Cappadocia
    30. Cappadocia
  • Colosseum
    31. Colosseum
  • Egyptian Museum
    34. Egyptian Museum
  • Valley of Kings
    36. Valley of Kings
  • Sistine Chapel
    38. Sistine Chapel
  • Burj Khalifa
    39. Burj Khalifa
  • Louvre Museum
    41. Louvre Museum
  • Alhambra
    40. Alhambra
  • Canals of Venice
    42. Canals of Venice
  • Versailles
    43. Versailles
  • Metropolitan Museum
    47. Metropolitan Museum
  • Mount Everest
    48. Mount Everest
  • Temple of Emerald Buddha
    49. Temple of Emerald Buddha
  • Hagia Sophia
    50. Hagia Sophia
  • Pompeii
    51. Pompeii
  • Prague Old Town
    53. Prague Old Town
  • Golden Temple
    54. Golden Temple
  • 55. Amalfi Coast
  • 57. Chartres Cathedral
  • 58. Mezquita Cordoba
  • 60. Dubrovnik
  • 61. Uffuzi Gallery
  • 62. Rio Panoramic View
  • 64. Delphi
  • 66. Abu Simbel
  • St. Mark's Basilica
    67. St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Florence Cityscape
    68. Florence Cityscape
  • Sahara Desert
    73. Sahara Desert
  • Leaning Tower Pisa
    74. Leaning Tower Pisa
  • Baalbek
    75. Baalbek
  • Topkapi Palace
    77. Topkapi Palace
  • Santorini
    82. Santorini
  • New York Skyline
    84. New York Skyline
  • 87. Ladakh
  • Eiffel Tower
    86. Eiffel Tower
  • Niagra Falls
    88. Niagra Falls
  • British Museum
    89. British Museum
  • Burj al Arab
    90. Burj al Arab
  • Chambord Chateau
    95. Chambord Chateau
  • Neuschwanstein Castle
    97. Neuschwanstein Castle
  • 100. Portofino
1. Pyramids of Egypt 35. Borobudur 68. Florence Cityscape
2. Great Wall of China 36. Valley of the Kings 69. Kremlin
3. Taj Mahal 37. Hong Kong 70. Li River Cruise
4. Serengeti Migration 38. Sistine Chapel 71. Shwedagon Stupa
5. Galapagos Islands 39. Burj Khalifa 72. Sahara Desert
6. Grand Canyon 40. Alhambra 73. Leaning Tower Pisa
7. Machu Picchu 41. Louvre Museum 74. Baalbek
8. Antarctica Cruise 42. Canals of Venice 75. Varanasi Ghats
9. Iguazu Falls 43. Versailles 76. Mont St Michel
10. Bali 44. Yellowstone NP 77. Topkapi Palace
11. Amazon Rainforest 45. Mecca 78. Carnival in Rio
12. Ngorongoro Crater 46. Kathmandu Valley 79. Stonehenge
13. Great Barrier Reef 47. Metropolitan Museum 80. Angel Falls
14. Angkor Wat 48. Mt. Everest 81. Yosemite NP
15. Victoria Falls 49. Temple Emerald Buddha 82. Santorini
16. Forbidden City 50. Hagia Sophia 83. Matterhorn
17. Bagan 51. Pompeii 84. New York Skyline
18. Karnak 52. Kashmir Valley 85. Marrakesh
19. Teotihuacan 53. Prague Old Town 86. Eiffel Tower
20. Banaue Rice Terraces 54. Golden Temple 87. Ladakh
21. Bora Bora 55. Amalfi Coast 88. Niagara Falls
22. Acropolis 56. Meenakshi 89. British Museum
23. Potala Palace 57. Chartres Cathedral 90. Burj al Arab
24. Jerusalem Old City 58. Mezquita Cordoba 91. Yangtze River Cruise
25. TerraCotta Warriors 59. Damascus Old City 92. Carlsbad Caverns
26. Chichen Itza 60. Dubrovnik 93. Ayers Rock
27. Petra 61. Uffizi Gallery 94. Hermitage Museum
28. Nile River Cruise 62. Rio Panoramic View 95. Chambord Chateau
29. Easter Island 63. Golden Pavilion 96. Lijiang & Shangri La
30. Cappadocia 64. Delphi 97. Neuschwanstein Castle
31. Colosseum of Rome 65. St. Basils Cathedral 98. Banff NP
32. Fjords of Norway 66. Abu Simbel 99. San Francisco
33. St Peter’s Basilica 67. St. Mark’s Basilica 100. Portofino
34. Egyptian Museum